Ironing board extension leaf



Nov. 3, 1953 E, CRENSHAW ET AL 2,657,485

IRONING BOARD EXTENSION LEAF' Filed Oct. l5 1950 IN1/mrow EaZ/1857A! cwi/vayan Cannes Adana/few Patented Nov. 3, 1953 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE IRONING BOARD EXTENSION LEAF Elizabeth Crenshaw, Inglewood, and Charles R. L. Crenshaw, Los Angeles, Calif.

Application October 13, 1950, Serial No. 189,923

(Cl. 38-1l1) 6 Claims.

l This invention relates to and has for an object the provision of an extension wing or leaf adapted to be detachably and adjustably mounted at -an edge of an ironing board of wall or portable type so as to afford an ample additional area at a side of a conventional ironing board for supporting surplus portions of overly Wide garments or at pieces during ironing operations.

Another object is to provide an extension wing or leaf of a width more or less corresponding to that of a standard ironing board and formed of a sheet of light weight material such as com pressed wood pulp, plastic material or otherwise, together with simple but sturdy supports adjustably borne by the extension sheet so as to swing from normally inoperative positions on the eX- tension sheet outwardly from the sheet to transverse positions for engagement with simple devices on the ironing board, whereby the sheet may be suitably supported for use.

A further object is to provide the extension of such size and the attaching elements of such form and arrangement thatironing operations will not be impaired and no unsightly, incon- Venient or cumbersome parts will be employed. In other words, my improvements are designed to simplify and expedite ironing operations rather than to complicate or impair them.

Other objects may appear as the description progresses.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a portable type of ironing board with our extension leaf attached thereto for use;

Fig. 2 is a bottom plan view of the extension leaf showing the attaching means attachable thereon for attachment to the ironing board;

Fig. 3 is a cross sectional view of the ironing board and attaching leaf as viewed in the plane of line 3-3 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary cross sectional view of the same on line 4 4 of Fig. 3;

Figs. 5 and 6 are fragmentary cross sectional views of the extension leaf showing different types of clip retainers for holding attaching members borne by the leaf in operative or inoperative positions respectively;

Fig. 7 is a fragmentary sectional view of the extension leaf showing a suitable hinge mounting for the attachable leaf supporting members, and

Figs. 8, 9 and 10 are fragmentary sections' of the ironing board showing dierent types of guides and supporting devices for the attaching members borne by the extension leaf.

In its simplest form (Fig. 2)` the attaching means includesV a pair of wood or metal rods R and R which are hinged to the under side of extension leaf E at spaced points r and 1*', respectively, as by means of mountings M and M having feet 2, 2 which overlie the surface of and are hinged directly to leaf E, and ferrules 3, 3 into which ends of rods R and R are respectively inserted and suitably held as against accidental displacement.l y

When therods VR. and R areretracted into inoperative positions, as shown in Fig. 2, they may be held in place by separate single type spring clips C or a double type clip C selectively, which are of spring metal, fixed at points 4 and 4 respectively to leaf E or swivelled, as may be desired. Said clips are in the form of open loops so that the rods may be swung on their hinges over the leaf and forced under tensioned retailiers 5, `t so as to hold the rods retracted against unintentional release from said clips.

Mountings M and M are longitudinally spaced apart on leaf E so that when rods R and R are released from their retaining clips C the rods may be swung on their hinges r and r' into spaced transverse planes and will project from the same edge of the leaf to a corresponding extent for attachment to suitable supports on the lower side of the ironing board B with an edge of the leaf adjacent an edge of board B.

A simple type of supports for the rods R and R' is shown in Fig. 3 and includes a pair or triplet of eye screws S, S tranversely alined and depending from the bottom of board B for each of said rods. Thus, when the leaf E is positioned at- Wise in the approximate plane of board B with rods R and R extended in parallelism therefrom, the rods are each threaded through one row of eye screws S and leaf E is moved toward board B until its edge is adjacent an edge of board B.

Obviously, leaf E may be optionally attached at either edge of board B especially if three eye screws S are provided for each rod R and R', with each rod extending through the two outermost screws of a row. Of course only two screws are necessary if leaf E is used at only one edge of the board B as a preference.

To afford minimum weight, rods R and R' may be of ordinary wooden dowel stock of circular cross section, but light weight metal or other material may also be used if available within an economical cost range. The rods R and R may be of rectangular cross sections and formed of wooden or metal slats as shown in Fig. 8 and in such case the mountings M and M', clips C and C and supports borne by board B may be of correspondingly different shape than as hereindescribed. i

For example the bottom of board B may be transversely grooved as at E1 for each member .R1 of flat cross section (Fig. 8) or, as shown in Fig. 9, metal straps 1 bent to slidably receive the slats R1 may be affixed to the lower side of board B. Optionally, when round rods as at R and. R' are used, in lieu of the eye screws straps 'i' such as are shown in Fig. l0v may be used to support and guide the rods R and R.

When clips C of the form shown in Fig. 5 are used to hold the rods R and R in retracted positions, one single loop is used for each rod but. as shown in Figs. 2 and 6, doublel loop yclip C may be used for retaining both rods VR.

J of the rods AR andR' in transverse spaced [positions with the rods extended for attachment to the supporting devices S, E1, 1 or 'l' as the case may be.

The leaf E and its appurtenances hereinde-Y scribed are arranged when notin use ina shallow nat compact form so as to `occupy a minimum space as a packaged article and also within an ironing board cabinet or locker, is Aof extreme light weight, is reversible endwise for selective attachment to both lateral edges of the board B and is free from complicated parts and is readilyattached to Aand detached from-the board "B. Obviously the rods'R and R' are adjustable inthe Veye screws S or otherwise on the board Iby the ymeans shown Vtogether with the extension leafE laterally `with relation tothe ironing board l5'. so as to increase the effective areaof the iron- 'ingfboard .when desired.

it :may be'understood that in the use of our improvements, it is not intended I that the eX- tension leaf E shall be used lito iron articlesthereupon, but merely to provide ample and sufficiently supported `means for supporting por- Ytions of material yof `greater varea than maybe accommodated by the board B either 'prior to,

Vduring o1-after `portions thereof have lbeen'ironed and Ithereby greatly vfacilitating vand expediting ironing operations, with greater convenience `to t-he ironer and less disarrangement and damage to articles than when donly a .board B is used.

Weclairn: l. in combination with an ironingboard'z' an extension-leafapplioable to an edge cfsaid board,

and cooperatingattaohing devices borne by said leaf and said board for `detachably supporting 'said leaf atan edge-of said boardand-in aV plane ccnvenientY 'for the reception of portions Aof articles during ironing .operationsfcertain of said attaching devices being :borne by said leaf being swingable on the leaf for retraction toinoperative positions on leaf when the leaf is detached from the vboard and also extensible into transverse positions for attachment `to said board, and'retainers borne by said leaf `adapted 4to engage and 4hold said stvingingattaching devices in operative Yand inoperative 4positions on said leaf.

2. 'In combination with an ironing board.: lan extension leaf applicable to an edge of said board,

`and cooperating yattaching devices borne by said leaf and saidV board 'for `detachably l'supporting Y.said leaf at anedge/of said boardand -in-a yplane convenient 1for the Areception of portions of articles during ironing operations, the attaching devices borne by said leaf consistingof rigid rods vhinged to the leaf at correspondingA 'ends and 4capabl-eof being swung into :transverse extended positions for engagement with said cooperating devices on the 'ironing board yfor detaclfiably*sup porting said vleaf at a'selected edge'of said board,

vand retainers borne by said-leaf for engaging and' holding `.said rods in inoperative position within the boundaries of said leaf or' operative position in said 'transverse extended positions.

3. In combination with an 'ironing :board: an extension'leaf applicable to'an edge'of saidboard, and cooperating `swingable attaching devices borne by said leaf and stationary devices, said 'board for detachably supporting saidv leaf at an edge of said board and in a plane convenient'for vthe reception of portions `of articles during ironing operations, `the attaching members borne .by

.said leaf consisting of rigid rods hinged to the .leaf at corresponding .ends and .capableof .being vices on the ironing board for detachably supporting said leaf at a selected edge of said board, Ksaid stationary attaching devices borne by said board including transverse apertured guides for receiving the extended rods on said leaf depending from said board for receiving and supporting said rods andoperatively disposing said leaf at a selected edge of said board.

4. In -combination with an ironing board: an extension leaf applicable to an edge of said board, and ycooperating attaching devices borne by said leaf and said `board 'for detachably vnipporting saidleafat an'edge A.of said board and .in a plane convenient for the receptionv of vportions Vof articlesdur'ing ironing operations, the attaching devices borne by said leaf .consisting of rigid rods .hinged to the leaf ,at corresponding ends and capable of-being swung into transverse extended positions for engagement with said cooperating attaching -devices on vthe ironing board for de- 'tachably supporting said leaf at a selected edge of said board, the attaching devices borne by said board consisting of transverse apertured .guides for receiving and supporting the extended rods on said leaf, lthe attaching devices on said `board' including rows of transversely alined guides and operatively disposing said leaf at a selected 4edge -of said board, and tensioned retainers borne by said yleaf engageable with and for holding said rods in normally inoperative positions and in a commonplane on said leaf or inoperative position in .said transverse extended position. p

5. lIn `combination with an ironing board: an extension leaf `applicable to ari-edge of the board and cooperating attaching devices borne by said `leaf and said lboard for detachably supporting the leaf atan edge ofthe board in a plane .convenient for the reception of portions of articles during ironing operations, the attaching devices borne .by the leafl consisting of rigid rods hinged to the 4leaf at corresponding points and capable of being swung into transverse extended ,positions for engagement with said cooperative lattaching devices on the ironing board, and means on .the leaf for holdingV said rods in inoperative rpositions within the boundaries of said leaf yand in operative `positions when extended from the leaf.

6. Vlin .combination with .an ironing board: an extensionleaf applicable to an edge of the board and cooperating .attachingdevices borne by said leaf and said board for detachably supporting theleaf iat an .edge of .the board and in a plane convenient Afor .the reception `of portions of articles during ironing operations, the attach- .ing devices borne by the leaf consisting of rigid .rods .hinged .to the leaf at corresponding points vand capable of being swung into transverse eX- tended positions for engagement with said cooperative attaching devices on theironing board, and .means onlthe leaf for holding said rods in operative and inoperative positions on said leaf, said holding means consisting of at least one .apertured member for receiving each rod.

, .Name Date 621,033 Conway Mar. 1.4.1899 2,334,344; Moore Nov. .16, V17943 

